Steve is the worst appraiser in Colorado and if I could give zero stars I would. He doesn't truly…read moredo his job and relies on what he calls "calculators" to perform the work for him. Our lending company used Steve as an appraiser and told us this was their first time using him- we had no problem with that. What there is an issue with is Steve's appraisal raised red flags everywhere when his values showed over $90,000 in discrepancies on only TWO line items (and many smaller ones throughout). He listed a fully gutted and remodeled home as "updated" instead of "remodeled" and truly paid no attention to the home as he performed the work. Of course we asked why the values had changed so much when it's impossible for those values to decrease that much in the time they did, and why the home wasn't listed correctly and he was not able to give an answer as to why and continued to avoid specific questions. Throughout the process he was terrible with communication(taking days to respond, saying he will have things done in a week and taking nearly 2) and blatantly lies about when he contacts people (says he calls and leaves messages but doesn't). I would not recommend Steve as an appraiser to ANYBODY as it has proven that he is incompetent to perform a home appraisal.

Not only were William and his family lovely to be around, but they went above and beyond to meet…read moreall the unique needs of my situation. They put in so much excellent, hard work for the auction, but seemed even more concerned about a good outcome for me as for themselves. In the end these guys really saved my butt and made sure things came out as a win-win for me, and were devoted, honest, and compassionate while doing it. Thanks again so much!

From the owner: Hi, my name is William Prieto with estate sale professionals of Colorado LLC. I have been doing…read moreliquidation wholesale retail for more than 20 years. I have a big following-and lots of customers. Please contact me for a free consultation.

My review is based on my experience at 2 of Masterpiece Appraisals Estate sales & 1 auction, 1 in…read moreLoveland and 2 in Berthoud - both the same owner. Both the most unpleasant experience I have ever had at an Estate sale - each time some how they managed to lower the bar. The first sale located on Sika Drive in Loveland , the sale as far as items go was outstanding. The estate was chalk full of wonderful items. I went the last advertised day and was shocked how much was left. I discovered the reason so many things remained when I brought a few unpriced pieces I was interested in to the pay area , the rude fat man stuffing $ in a belly bag- got out his phone....looked up each & every item on Ebay to find prices. Literally using Ebay as a price guide at the point of sale. CLUELESS. About 75% of the items in the house were unpriced. As I walked in they said all the priced items were 50% off that day. So- after I got over the shock of Ebay pricing I focused on only priced items. I bought about 1/4 what I would have because of this. IMHO if you have no idea what items should sell for at an estate sale you have no business in the business. Pricing one item at a time from a customer's basket is the height of unprofessional, YOU are the expert, YOU are the one who is being paid by the Estate to KNOW pricing. The kicker to this is when you question why they are looking up each item they act as if you are trying to steal from them. They have zero responsibility to the estate or the experience of the customer buying. On the way out the door I was told there would be another sale 20x as big from the same owner in Berthoud in the coming weeks. That sale was the last 2 weekends. I attended both the estate sale & the next weekend's auction. The items in the house were mostly priced - alarming high but at least priced. The items in the outbuildings were not priced. I grabbed an item from the garage to get an idea of pricing and too my surprise the rude fat man once again got out his phone & looked up on Ebay the price. People waited in unhappy crowds around the pay table as Rude Man & the friendlier but clueless long hair guy stood their looking at people with an "I'm so sorry" look on his face. I can not even explain how rude the fat guy was. His general attitude is you are at an estate sale you are a stealing scumbag - I know this because they would talk back & forth to each other as they quoted outrageous pricing and then dog the buyer who would decline in ear shot of every one in line. He is shameless in his level of disgust with buyers. I believe his name is Terry but not 100% sure of that. He's a fat guy in shorts wearing black compression stockings with greasy black hair. They treated every single person like they were stealing - verbally & following people who put things back after declining their pricing. Giving up on the garage I went into the house and picked up a few priced items which added up to about $27, a younger girl was watching the back room & I asked if they would take $20 for everything - she said yes. I waited in a huge line to pay - people were grumbling and you could hear loud unhappy voices at the front of the line. Pretty fast I see the Owner of Masterpiece Appr. who is taking the money is not honoring the lower excepted offers & is doubling the amount. My $27 turned into $40 when I got there as the owner said one items "should have been priced" at $20 not $12 and he was "solely responsible for pricing which was subject to change. " It doesn't take long to understand a fish rots from the head down, this owner hates working with the public and trains his workers to do the same. The rudeness is how this owner wants it. I do not know what their specialty is but it is NOT Estate Sales - I can only speak to how they manage estate liquidation. They have no idea what they are doing , they hate buyers, it was a mess. A complete unprofessional mess. The next stage of this sale was an auction. There was so much stuff - really great stuff I convinced myself to go - thinking at least an auction is straight forward, bid, buy, get, leave. So I went last Sunday for the final part of the sale the mixed boxes from the out buildings. I had to work at 3 so I only had a few hours. Again the rude man was taking the money & again the process of paying was a MESS. Huge lines, I had to go ask for the bid sheet from the clerk because they were not ready for people to pay, imagine being totally unprepared for buyers to pay at an Auction - also imagine that it's your fault to them they aren't! Once again he strongly insinuated the buyers were trying to steal by not paying for all their winning bids. I was SO over this guy I lost it & yelled at him which in 25 years of picking I have never raised my voice at anyone. I will end this HUGE rant with 1 thought to chew on before you hire this company to liquidate your Estate : In my experience people suspect in others what they are guilty of doing themselves.

I called earlier today for more information on their services and spoke with a lovely lady. She was…read morevery helpful and honest. I don't know much about how appraisals work so she was kind and patient enough to talk me through the process. Turns out I didn't need an appraisal after all! I love how honest she is.

Excellent service and extremely professional throughout the entire process. Burke Payne at BP Auto…read moreAppraisals truly works with people to help obtain a fair and accurate vehicle value. He was knowledgeable, responsive, and very on point with everything. Thanks to his help, I was able to successfully challenge my insurance valuation and reach a much fairer settlement for my vehicle. I definitely recommend BP Auto Appraisals if you feel your car is being undervalued. You won't be disappointed!

After going back and forth myself with USAA about the loss value of my car I was feeling defeated!…read moreI found and contacted Burke and WOW! knowledgeable, friendly, prompt, and made the steps extremely easy! And you have ZERO to worry about, extremely fair GUARANTEED price! So if you are reading this, just stop and contact Burke then you can have the same experience as everyone else!

Scott Cundiff accepted a bid to appraise a commercial property despite not being licensed as a…read morecommercial real estate appraiser. He was fully aware the property was commercial, as he had previously been a client of the business. Because he was not qualified to perform the appraisal, the buyer was forced to obtain a second appraisal, resulting in added costs and delaying the sale by more than three weeks. Mr. Cundiff should not have accepted an assignment he was not trained or licensed to complete.

From the owner: A lot of different things are factored into your property value, so don't buy or sell your home…read morewithout a residential appraisal. Appraise the Rockies offers comprehensive real estate appraisal services in the Erie and Boulder, CO areas. We'll give you a better understanding of what your home is worth and help you decide if it's a good time to sell.